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Pro-Poor Tourism and Poverty Alleviation in Sarawak

Komathi Wasudawan () and Rossazana Ab-Rahim ()

International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2018, vol. 8, issue 10, 929-937

Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the pro-poor tourism impact of the capacity building, stakeholders’ support and infrastructure development on poverty alleviation. This study focused on Malay, Iban, Bidayuh, Chinese, Kelabit, Penan, Berawan and others local communities; draws upon a sample of 520 from the Kuching and Miri division of Sarawak, Malaysia. Quantitative primary data method is used, and the data analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) software. The findings showed the positive effect for capacity building on poverty alleviation (H1), stakeholders’ support on poverty alleviation (H2) and infrastructure development on poverty alleviation (H3). This study makes a significant theoretical contribution to human development theory by investigating how pro-poor tourism impact rise wage, food, education, healthcare, voice and securities in humans’ daily life. Furthermore, this study discussed several practical solutions for the local communities to benefit from pro-poor tourism. Especially on the formal and informal way of regular communication among the local government, private tourism organizations and semi-government tourism departments with local communities to increase the livelihood benefits.

Keywords: Pro-poor tourism; Capacity building; Stakeholders? support; Infrastructure development; Poverty alleviation; Tourism development; Human development theory. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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